Fort Wayne Mad Ants

Not everything connected with the Lakers is filled with staggering numbers in the loss column and draft lottery percentages.

The Los Angeles D-Fenders, the Lakers' Development League affiliate, have won a team-record 14 consecutive home games and are among the best of the NBA's minor league system.

The last name of the team president would be recognizable even to the most casual Lakers fan.

Joey Buss is the second-youngest of the six siblings who inherited the Lakers when their father, Jerry, died in February 2013. Joey owns 11% of the Lakers, the same as his brothers and sisters, and five years ago was put in charge of the D-Fenders, also now owned by the Buss...

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